International Association
for Cryptologic Research

Applications are invited for Senior Engineer positions in Applied Cryptography within the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), Queen’s University Belfast. CSIT is one of the UK’s lead Universities for cyber security research. It was awarded Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR) status in 2012 by the UK’s GCHQ, in partnership with the Research Councils’ Global Uncertainties Programme (RCUK). There are currently 80 staff and researchers at CSIT, made up of academics, research assistants, engineers, PhD students and commercial staff. CSIT has a strong emphasis on internationally leading research with a focus on innovation and commercialisation. Stakeholders in CSIT include several major companies (Cisco, Thales, BAE Systems, Infosys, McAfee, IBM, Roke, Altera) and UK government agencies with a strong interest in this area. More details about CSIT are available on the website http://www.csit.qub.ac.uk/.

Applicants must have at least a 2:1 Honours Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or closely related discipline. Applicants must have significant R&D or industrial experience in data security/cryptography. Familiarity with cryptographic theory and cryptographic hardware and/or software design is essential, while knowledge of quantum-safe cryptography, physical unclonable functions and/or side channel analysis is desirable